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SormonneArdennes

A town of 529 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Sormonne a good place to live?

Sormonne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Sormonne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sormonne’s story

No historic monuments in Sormonne

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sormonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Renwez, 2.5 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sormonne.

Who lives here

Few people in Sormonne are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up 26% of adults. Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Sormonne in two is 48.5.

48.5median age
SormonneArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sormonne
SormonneArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–248.8%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma15%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education26%17%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Sormonne has lower unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.0%

At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 250 residents in work, Sormonne has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Median disposable income comes to €25,380 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sormonne, 0.1 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6.8 mi away. A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sormonne82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Blanc MaraisNearest collègeCollègeCollège6682%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sormonne costs less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €7.81/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Sormonne.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sormonne€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Hardoncelle and 7 more in and around Sormonne

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sormonne. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Sormonne

13pages on Sormonne

Landmarks

Nothing in Sormonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sormonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sormonne yet.

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Sormonne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardennes →
Charleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseRevinVivier-au-CourtCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseRevinVivier-au-CourtSormonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sormonne529—————
Charleville-Mézières45,5607.4DB+DD
Nouzonville5,5238.1B−A+B−D
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,8899C+A+C+D
Villers-Semeuse3,6159.2BB+BC+
Revin5,7169.3CA+C+C
Vivier-au-Court2,73213—B—D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sormonne

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Sormonne is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
08429

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.